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ylläpitää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abet verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
  • admin noun Administrative work, such as paperwork, scheduling, or record-keeping.
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
  • host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
  • preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
  • sustain verb To keep something going or in existence over time.
  • uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

Senses

ylläpitää is used for these senses in English:

  • abet (transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]
  • admin (transitive, computing, informal) To serve as an administrator for or of.
  • bear (transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have.
  • enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
  • host (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
  • keep up (transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
  • maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
  • preserve To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

abet — full definition

  1. verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
  2. verb To support or back up a good cause, opinion or action.
  3. verb To push someone toward doing something worthwhile.
  4. verb (dated) To back a prediction by putting money on it.

admin — full definition

  1. noun Administrative work, such as paperwork, scheduling, or record-keeping.
  2. noun A person who manages a system, website, or organization, especially with special access or control.
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